Open source
software has become widely used in the U.S.
government, including the U.S. Department of
Defense, but many myths persist.This
presentation will discuss issues connecting
open source software and government, for
example, why nearly all open source software is
commercial software and why that matters.It will
also discuss when software developed using U.S.
government funds may be released as open source
software.

Dr. David Wheeler
works at the
Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA); he is an
expert on open source software (OSS)
and on developing secure software. His works on
OSS include "Why Open Source Software / Free Software
(OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!", "How to
Evaluate OSS/FS Programs", "Publicly Releasing
Open Source Software Developed for the U.S.
Government", and "Open Source Software is
Commercial". He also helped develop the U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD) policy on OSS. His
works on developing secure software include
"Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO"
and "Fully Countering Trusting Trust through
Diverse Double-Compiling (DDC)". Other works of
his include "Software Inspection: An Industry
Best Practice" and "Ada 95: The Lovelace
Tutorial".

Dr. Wheeler has a PhD in
Information Technology, a Master's in Computer
Science, a certificate in Information Security,
and a B.S. in Electronics Engineering, all from
George Mason University (GMU). He lives in
Northern Virginia.

Tuesday February 25, 2014

6:30 PM – Networking and
Pizza

7:00 – 8:00 PM –
Program

There is
no cost to attend at McLean, Silver Spring, and
Annapolis Junction

Locations:

The presentation will originate at the
McLean facility, with video
tele-conferencing (VTC)
between:

MITRE-2, room 1N100

7515 Colshire
Drive

McLean, VA 22102

host: Scott
Ankrum

cell:
240-731-7581

FDA, Bld 66,
room G512

10903 New Hampshire Ave

Silver Spring, MD20993host: James
Simpson

cell:
301-996-4976

MITRE, Northgate
Building A

209 Research Blvd.,
Room# 02-301

Aberdeen, MD 21001

host: Richard
Eng

cell:
703-201-9112

MITRE, room 2503

260 Industrial Way
West

Eatontown, NJ 07724

host: Aaron
Dagen

desk:
732-578-6301

MITRE, room 6FD111

300 Sentinel
Drive

Annapolis
Junction, MD

Meg Weinberg:
410-707-2211

Tom Everett:
978-852-2400

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If you can host
another location via VTC, please contact
Scott Ankrum (below)

Registration:

You must register by noon on
Monday, February 24.If you
cannot attend at any location, select
telephone dial-in when you
register.FDA (Silver Spring) cannot host non-citizen visitors.If
not a US citizen, please provide your
title, employer, and address.Allow 2 business days for
registration before the
meeting.

For registration
problems or further information contact Scott
Ankrum at: ankrums@mitre.org or 703-983-6127